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The ‘undesirable epileptic’

Abused in her marriage for being 'a sick woman', Aparna Nair looked to history to make sense of the response to her epilepsy. She discovered how centuries of fear and discrimination were often endorsed by science and legislation.

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Tracing the toxic story of tear gas

Investigating tear gas – from factory to Black Lives Matter protest – Imani Jacqueline Brown uncovers a toxic legacy where pollution, violence and racism are intimately entwined.

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The origins and meanings of pharmacy symbols

What have snakes, unicorns and crocodiles got to do with pharmacies? The history of these modern signs goes back to the Greek gods.

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  • Numerous children's faces with a message about AIDS related orphans in the Pacific; advertisement by the Pacific Islands AIDS and STD Prevention Programme (PIASPP). Colour lithograph by André Passa, 1993.
  • A couple walking along a beach, representing a safer sex advertisement by the Pacific Islands AIDS and STD Prevention Programme (PIASPP). Colour lithograph by Jipé Le Bars and Martial Dosdane, 1992.
  • Two Fijian couples sitting chatting among trees with a backdrop of a bamboo fence and message about community committment to prevent AIDS; advertisement by the Pacific Islands AIDS and STD Prevention Programme (PIASPP). Colour lithograph by Jipé Le Bars and Martial Dosdane, 1992.
  • A happy Ethiopian family representing health care in Ethiopia. Colour lithograph by Kinfe Tesfaye for Care Advert, 2007.
  • Datasheet on population and development indicators from the 1999 Kenya Population and Housing Census. Colour lithograph by Central Bureau of Statistics, 1999.
  • Numerous faces make up a map of the world; representation of AIDSCOM, a project to educate the public about AIDS. Colour lithograph by Siguenza, 1988.
  • Bencao Gangmu -- C.16 Chinese materia medica, Bezoars, etc.
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